{"product_id":"music-express-the-rise-fall-resurrection-of-canadas-music-magazine-9781459721944","title":"Music Express: The Rise, Fall \u0026 Resurrection of Canada's Music Magazine","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe glory days of rock from the perspective of Canada's original music magazine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of \u003ci\u003eMusic Express \u003c\/i\u003eis told through the unique perspective of Keith Sharp, the magazine's founder and editor. During its seventeen-year existence, \u003ci\u003eMusic Express\u003c\/i\u003e rose from a small, Calgary-based regional magazine to an international publication. The interviews, anecdotes, and stories cover the golden era of Canadian music, with the rise to global status of such icons as Bryan Adams, Loverboy, Rush, Celine Dion, and Triumph. Their stories, as well as many more, are captured together with an array of classic rock photography that provides a unique time capsule. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Sharp's Calgary roots in 1976 to the heady heights of his publication's growth, he details foreign adventures covering the likes of David Bowie in Australia, KISS in West Germany, and Iron Maiden in Poland, along with other high-profile interviews including U2, Paul McCartney, Iron Maiden, and Rod Stewart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Sharp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.31w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459721944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeith Sharp is a former sportswriter for the \u003ci\u003eCalgary Herald\u003c\/i\u003e who launched \u003ci\u003eAlberta Music Express\u003c\/i\u003e as a hobby in July 1976, going full time with \u003ci\u003eMusic Express\u003c\/i\u003e in 1978. Sharp also launched \u003ci\u003eAccess Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e in June 1995. The native of Manchester, England, runs \u003ci\u003ethemusicexpress.ca\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45138366136435,"sku":"9781459721944","price":30.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8d8af290-7bb1-4cc4-a3a4-c132afc1e862.jpg?v=1782564326","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/music-express-the-rise-fall-resurrection-of-canadas-music-magazine-9781459721944","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}